Wednesday, July 13, 2005

Okay, I know you all think I have lost the few marbles I have left, but no, I am completely (well, relatively) sane. I was COMMISSIONED by our own Lori (of Shrone-dom glory) to work-up this dee-lightful creation. Hi Lori!

Never one to turn down a challenge, I figured what the hey I'll give it a try. Lori sent me a few pics of an actual bag to work from along with measurements and I hit the ground running.

Upon first viewing of the examples Lori sent, I knew that (i) I really wanted her to be able to see the bag contents from the outside and (ii) that I would need to incorporate eyeball(s) at her request.

Actual ostomy bag:

For a few weeks I was really married to the idea of incorporating clear vinyl to make Lori's bag creation seem more real, but ditched that concept after realizing that vinyl doesn't have much give and reality is overrated anyway! Alternatively, I opted for a market bag or netted bag approach. I didn't want the interior contents (some of my wondrous spherical bundles of joy - five eyeballs with curlicue nerve-endings) to get smushed. Looking at the final product now, I know that I made the right decision. The netting lets the viewer see that something is, in fact, inside the bag, but not so clearly as to give the contents completely away. There is some mystery there. And I for one CRAVE mystery when looking at the contents of an ostomy bag. LOL

I love my new ostomy bag filled with eyes. I'm thinking it has magickal powers like runes and I shall start "diving with the eyes" to prognosticate fortunes, portends of doom, and random auspicious occasions just lurking in the depths of the Essence, waiting to unfold and manifast before these wonderfully crocheted orbs of unknowable wisdom.

Only time will tell if the eyes are good or evil. I'm hoping they will be a little on the saucy side with a penchant for smart-mouthed predictions. I'm rather fond of it when The Powers That Be display a sense of humor.

that's amazing regina, made me giggle. my dad just had a colostomy in april and has is doing chemo now......and i really needed to laugh about it. before my baby i worked in the hospital and we used to laugh at stuff all the time (not in front of patients of course) because if you aint laughin, your cryin!

Excellent work, LadyLino! I was wondering how you would create this commission. We had discussed putting some crocheted food in the bag, but I think that your final version, just with eyeballs, is perfect. Save the food for the inside of the "Visible Man" model!